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User Generated Content

Power creator-driven live streaming platforms at scale

Amazon IVS provides the infrastructure to build engaging live streaming experiences for millions of creators and viewers, with the same technology that powers Twitch

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What is Amazon IVS?

Amazon Interactive Video Service is a managed live streaming solution that delivers low-latency or real-time video worldwide, using the same technology powering Twitch. Simply send your streams to Amazon IVS, and the service handles the rest, allowing you to focus on creating engaging experiences. With our SDKs and APIs for player customization, chat, and timed metadata, you have the tools to build a more valuable relationship with your viewers in your applications.

Choosing Amazon IVS for user generated content

Built for Scale

Support millions of concurrent streamers and viewers with infrastructure that automatically scales to meet demand.

Creator-First

Native SDKs for iOS, Android, and web plus CloudWatch metrics to power creator health dashboards and stream analytics.

Global Reach

Deliver high-quality streams to viewers worldwide through Amazon IVS's global infrastructure powered by the same technology as Twitch.

Real-Time Engagement

Build interactive experiences with integrated chat, timed metadata, and sub-second latency for live reactions and participation.

Seamless Integration

Easily incorporate live streaming into your existing platforms using our APIs and SDKs with flexible customization options.

Price Performant

Pay only for what you use with no upfront costs, making it accessible for platforms of any size to get started.
Low-latency streaming

Build low-latency interactive video experiences

Highly scalable live video with latency that can be under 3 seconds from host to viewer.

Discover IVS Low-latency
Out-of-the-box2-5sLatency
Made for∞Streamers
Scales beyond1M+Concurrent viewers
Up to1080pInput

For highly-engaging low-latency experiences

Create scalable live social platforms, build communities, and foster engagement between streamers and viewers.
RTMP & SRT Go live using the IVS Broadcast SDK, the AWS Console, or other streaming software that supports RTMPS, RTMP or SRT.
Record to Amazon S3 Seamlessly save your Amazon IVS live streams to Amazon S3 for archiving and on-demand playback. All available quality renditions and thumbnail images are saved.
Timed metadata Synchronize interactive experiences with your live streams by embedding metadata that triggers events in your player at precise moments.
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Real-time streaming

Build real-time interactive video experiences

Live video with latency that can be under 300 milliseconds from host to viewer.

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Lower than300msLatency
Up to12Hosts
Scales beyond25KConcurrent viewers
Up to720pInput

For highly-engaging real-time experiences

Bridge distances and create communities bound by real-time interactions.
WebRTC, WHIP & RTMP Go live using the IVS Broadcast SDK, or a streaming application that supports WHIP, RTMP or RTMPS protocols.
Record to Amazon S3 Save individual publisher streams as separate files or record all publishers in a single composite view, stored directly in Amazon S3 buckets.
Multi-host stages Enable up to 12 participants to broadcast together in real-time, perfect for collaborations, interviews, and interactive shows.
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See it in action

Live demos & sample code

Explore interactive demos and reference implementations for building UGC platforms

FeaturedReal-timeLow-latencyChat

UGC Streaming Platform

A comprehensive demo showing how to build a creator-driven live streaming platform with Amazon IVS. Features include real-time and low-latency streaming, integrated chat, stream health monitoring, and timed metadata for interactive experiences.

Real-time & low-latency streaming
Integrated live chat
Stream health monitoring
Timed metadata events
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UGC Streaming Platform
Real-timeChatKotlin
Amazon IVS Real-time for Android

Amazon IVS Real-time for Android

A social real-time streaming application for Android devices. Leverages Amazon IVS Real-time and the Broadcast SDK for video and audio-only experiences, with integrated chat functionality.

GitHub
Real-timeChatSwift
Amazon IVS Real-time for iOS

Amazon IVS Real-time for iOS

A social real-time streaming application for iOS devices. Leverages Amazon IVS Real-time and the Broadcast SDK for video and audio-only experiences, with integrated chat functionality.

GitHub
Low-latencyReact
Scrolling Feed for Low-latency

Scrolling Feed for Low-latency

Build TikTok-style scrolling experiences with auto-playing live streams. Showcases seamless transitions between streams as users scroll and efficient stream management for social media apps.

Try it liveGitHub
Low-latencyReactCDK
DVR for Low-latency

DVR for Low-latency

Let viewers pause, rewind, and catch up on live streams. Uses Amazon IVS Auto-Record to S3 with Lambda@Edge to seamlessly blend live and recorded content—viewers never miss a moment.

Try it liveGitHub

Popular use cases

Live Entertainment Streaming

Enable creators to broadcast gaming, music, and entertainment to global audiences

Social Live Streaming

Power real-time video interactions between creators and their communities

Mobile-First Broadcasting

Native iOS and Android SDKs for seamless mobile streaming experiences

Interactive Live Shows

Real-time audience participation with polls, reactions, and live chat

Multi-Host Collaborations

Enable creator collaborations with real-time multi-participant streaming

Social Live Feeds

Scrollable video feeds with real-time engagement and discovery

Global presence

Amazon IVS operates on a global content delivery network that's optimized for low-latency and real-time live video.

Because Amazon IVS manages and monitors the entire infrastructure from ingestion to delivery, you can be confident your viewers will always get the best possible experience. Put simply, this means less buffering and the ability to watch your live streams in near-realtime.

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Global scale

Amazon IVS is purpose-built to deliver high quality low latency and real-time streams at scale. Every month, our infrastructure ingests over 50 million unique streams and delivers billions of hours of live video to viewers across the world, making it an ideal choice for high-growth companies.

Scalable

Purpose-built and battle-tested video infrastructure

Intelligent real-time traffic load-balancing

No compromise on latency or quality of service
Testimonials

Customer success stories

"As Amazon IVS is able to deliver both high video quality and broadcast stability to our platform, we can allocate our resources to focus on important work for our core business. Amazon IVS also provides additional stability for Pococha by scaling instantly in response to unpredictable user traffic spikes."Daisuke Mizuta, Producer of PocochaDeNA operates Pococha, a social live streaming community that allows users to easily view or capture and stream interactive, customizable live videos. DeNA is a pioneer in the Japanese live streaming market.
"Amazon IVS is a complete package. We can create channels fast and allow people to stream for even short periods of time, all without having to manage it. The downstream benefits are exceptional. Our top creators want to stream at 1080p and we found Amazon IVS to be the best solution for us to do this."Adhikaar Marwaha, Backend LeadRooter is India's largest game streaming and esports platform, growing from 100,000 to over 1 million users. They serve as the platform of choice for India's most popular gaming and esports live streamers.

Low-latency streaming

Real-time streaming

Stream chat

Examples and demos Documentation and SDKs

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